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MichaelKeith · 02-24-2015, 10:12 AM

I much preferred her with short hair. She looked so chic with short hair. I read that the long hair she wore in season one and two was a wig anyway. Her natural hair was so pretty. Mary was one of the cutting edge women who went to shorter hair in the early 1970s. Remember back then the style was long stringy straight hair with no curl or style to it. Mary was a beauty.

Lovely Rita · 02-24-2015, 10:39 AM

She has such beautiful hair and I think that is why I prefer it in the long style. The more the better.

mets82 · 02-24-2015, 04:44 PM

Didnt realize how hot she was with longer hair. The shorter hair makes her look old.

Bonniegirl · 02-24-2015, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mets82

Didnt realize how hot she was with longer hair. The shorter hair makes her look old.

I agree!

The shorter hair aged her!

OH Nuts! · 02-24-2015, 05:05 PM

Long hair!

king of comedy · 02-24-2015, 05:49 PM

Long hair.

TV 123 · 02-27-2015, 10:22 PM

She looked about 5-8 years older with the season 3 switch to short hair. Mary was a very sultry, attractive cougar though! Check out her green dress

in a season 5 episode "You Try To Be A Nice Guy". She was age 40 or so at the time.

Crusinforabrusin · 01-18-2016, 12:27 PM

I liked her with the longer hair in the first two seasons. I don't really like the longer hair

Retro4Life · 01-18-2016, 01:08 PM

Are we 100 percent confirmed that that longer hair was a wig? I never heard that before. Anybody have a source?

I liked her longer hair, and I don't agree that at some point all women have to 'transition' to shorter hair. But I will agree that since most people have a prejudice against gray hair, the shorter hair as you age makes sense because it's less noticeable in shorter hair. Sad that we're still so rigid about beauty standards.

I still have to marvel at how young Mary looked in that first season. She certainly didn't look her real age of 33!

Rewinder · 01-18-2016, 01:13 PM

Long Hair

scotsguy · 01-20-2016, 02:15 AM

I didn't like the long hair,I remember watching the show on cable and seeing a bit of tape on Mary's hair,so thats when I wondered wether it was a wig,I liked Mary with shorter hair,that was an awful wig Mary wore in season 6,just stood out as a wig,worn in the "Chuckles" episode.

Valerie Harper wore a wig in the first season of "Rhoda".

Babalu · 01-23-2016, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TV 123

She looked about 5-8 years older with the season 3 switch to short hair. Mary was a very sultry, attractive cougar though! Check out her green dress

in a season 5 episode "You Try To Be A Nice Guy". She was age 40 or so at the time.

I think her looks fluctuated not so much with the length of her hair but her health. The diabetes flared up over time. But yes, that green dress was legendary.

Yong Fang · 03-13-2016, 12:17 AM

In the larger picture, this was taken around 1970-1 when the what I call "Jackie-O" look was in, where women with straight hair would curl the ends up. My mother did her hair like that with me when I was a baby in 1967.

Edward216 · 05-15-2016, 04:27 PM

Personally I liked her with short hair.

Ed.

Dianne3 · 05-19-2016, 06:12 PM

Mary really aged between the last episode of season 2 and the first episode of season 3 when she first had short hair.
It was the biggest change in looks between seasons.

Mary looked good in seasons 4 & 5, but looked old again in season 6 with that awful perm. Season 7 she was okay.

I don't have a preference, but hated seeing her look old.
But as already mentioned, it was more than her hair that aged her.

Something else - When Mary had longer hair, you saw more scenes with her in her skimpy night gown. By the time she moved to her 2nd place, no more scenes with skimpy night gowns.

02-24-2015, 10:39 AM	#17
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02-24-2015, 04:44 PM	#18
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02-27-2015, 10:22 PM	#22
TV 123 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2015 Location: United States Posts: 28	She looked about 5-8 years older with the season 3 switch to short hair. Mary was a very sultry, attractive cougar though! Check out her green dress in a season 5 episode "You Try To Be A Nice Guy". She was age 40 or so at the time.
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01-18-2016, 12:27 PM	#23
Crusinforabrusin It's time to move on, Goodbye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2015 Posts: 2,056	I liked her with the longer hair in the first two seasons. I don't really like the longer hair
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01-18-2016, 01:08 PM	#24
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,706	Are we 100 percent confirmed that that longer hair was a wig? I never heard that before. Anybody have a source? I liked her longer hair, and I don't agree that at some point all women have to 'transition' to shorter hair. But I will agree that since most people have a prejudice against gray hair, the shorter hair as you age makes sense because it's less noticeable in shorter hair. Sad that we're still so rigid about beauty standards. I still have to marvel at how young Mary looked in that first season. She certainly didn't look her real age of 33!
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02-24-2015, 10:12 AM	#16
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	I much preferred her with short hair. She looked so chic with short hair. I read that the long hair she wore in season one and two was a wig anyway. Her natural hair was so pretty. Mary was one of the cutting edge women who went to shorter hair in the early 1970s. Remember back then the style was long stringy straight hair with no curl or style to it. Mary was a beauty.

02-24-2015, 05:05 PM	#20
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Long hair!

02-24-2015, 05:49 PM	#21
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	Long hair.

01-18-2016, 01:13 PM	#25
Rewinder A former member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 21, 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 180	Long Hair

01-20-2016, 02:15 AM	#26
scotsguy Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 25, 2002 Location: Edinburgh,Scotland Posts: 696	I didn't like the long hair,I remember watching the show on cable and seeing a bit of tape on Mary's hair,so thats when I wondered wether it was a wig,I liked Mary with shorter hair,that was an awful wig Mary wore in season 6,just stood out as a wig,worn in the "Chuckles" episode. Valerie Harper wore a wig in the first season of "Rhoda".

03-13-2016, 12:17 AM	#28
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	In the larger picture, this was taken around 1970-1 when the what I call "Jackie-O" look was in, where women with straight hair would curl the ends up. My mother did her hair like that with me when I was a baby in 1967.

05-15-2016, 04:27 PM	#29
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,625	Personally I liked her with short hair. Ed.

05-19-2016, 06:12 PM	#30
Dianne3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 1,056	Mary really aged between the last episode of season 2 and the first episode of season 3 when she first had short hair. It was the biggest change in looks between seasons. Mary looked good in seasons 4 & 5, but looked old again in season 6 with that awful perm. Season 7 she was okay. I don't have a preference, but hated seeing her look old. But as already mentioned, it was more than her hair that aged her. Something else - When Mary had longer hair, you saw more scenes with her in her skimpy night gown. By the time she moved to her 2nd place, no more scenes with skimpy night gowns.